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BOXER-8221AI Compact Fanless Embedded AI@Edge Box PC with NVIDIA® Jetson Nano™ User’s Manual 3 Last Updated: July 27, 2020...
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Copyright Notice This document is copyrighted, 2020. All rights are reserved. The original manufacturer reserves the right to make improvements to the products described in this manual at any time without notice. No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the original manufacturer.
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Acknowledgements All other products’ name or trademarks are properties of their respective owners. NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, and Jetson are trademarks of the NVIDIA Corporation ⚫ ITE is a trademark of Integrated Technology Express, Inc. ⚫ IBM and VGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ⚫...
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Packing List Before setting up your product, please make sure the following items have been shipped: Item Quantity BOXER-8221AI ⚫ Wall mount bracket ⚫ Power Connector ⚫ If any of these items are missing or damaged, please contact your distributor or sales representative immediately.
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About this Document This User’s Manual contains all the essential information, such as detailed descriptions and explanations on the product’s hardware and software features (if any), its specifications, dimensions, jumper/connector settings/definitions, and driver installation instructions (if any), to facilitate users in setting up their product. Users may refer to the product page at AAEON.com for the latest version of this document.
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Safety Precautions Please read the following safety instructions carefully. It is advised that you keep this manual for future references All cautions and warnings on the device should be noted. All cables and adapters supplied by AAEON are certified and in accordance with the material safety laws and regulations of the country of sale.
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As most electronic components are sensitive to static electrical charge, be sure to ground yourself to prevent static charge when installing the internal components. Use a grounding wrist strap and contain all electronic components in any static-shielded containers. If any of the following situations arises, please the contact our service personnel: Damaged power cord or plug Liquid intrusion to the device iii.
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FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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China RoHS Requirement (EN) Hazardous and Toxic Materials List AAEON System QO4-381 Rev.A0 Hazardous or Toxic Materials or Elements Component Name PCB and Components Wires & Connectors for Ext.Connections Chassis CPU & RAM HDD Drive LCD Module Optical Drive Touch Control Module Battery This form is prepared in compliance with the provisions of SJ/T 11364.
Specifications System Quad Core ARM® Cortex®-A57 MPCore Processor Chipset — System Memory 4GB LPDDR4 AI Solution Nvidia Jetson Nano Display Interface HDMI 2.0 Storage Device 16GB Micro-SD or eMMC Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-TX x 1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 4 LAN x 1 RS-232 x 2 HDMI x 1 Micro USB for Flash OS x 1...
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Mechanical Mounting Wallmount Dimensions (W x D x H) 3.46" x 2.95" x 1.53" (88 mm x 75 mm x 39 mm) Gross Weight 2.20 lbs. (1 kg) Net Weight 0.88 lbs. (0.4 kg) Environmental Operating Temperature -4°F ~ 122°F (-20°C ~ 50°C, according to IEC60068-2 with 0.5 m/s airflow) Storage Temperature -49°F ~176°F (-45°C ~ 80°C)
Product Notice Micro-USB: Micro-USB port is ideally for flashing image only. USB ports: USB ports do not support USB DVD ROM because of file system. USB 3.2 Gen 1: USB 3.2 Gen 1 is the current name for 5Gbps specification, formerly USB 3.0.
List of Jumpers The board has a number of jumpers that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's jumpers Label Function CN1 (Pin 7-8) AT/ATX mode select 2.3.1 Setting Jumpers You can configure your system to match the needs of your application by setting...
2.3.2 AT/ATX Mode Select (CN1 Pins 7-8) The AT/ATX Mode Select functions by connecting pins 7 and 8 of CN1. To prevent damage to the system, do not connect pins 7 and 8 to any other pin. Open – AT Mode Closed –...
List of Connectors The board has a number of connectors that allow you to configure your system to suit your application. The table below shows the function of each of the board's connectors Label Function Front Panel Connector DC Power In connector Micro USB for Flash image Giga LAN Connector HDMI Connector...
2.4.1 Front Panel Connector (CN1) Signal Signal Button power Recovery Reset Latch set Latch set PWR LED Note: Pin 7 and 8 are used for setting AT/ATX Power Mode. See Chapter 2.3.2 for information. To prevent damage to your system, do not connect Pins 7 and 8 with any other pin.
2.4.3 USB 2.0 Connector for Flash Image (CN3) Signal Signal USB1- USB1+ 2.4.4 LAN RJ45 Port (CN4) Signal Signal MDI0+ MDI0- MDI1+ MDI1- MDI2+ MDI2- MDI3+ MDI3- Chapter 2 – Hardware Information...
Flash OS Image to SD-Card 3.1.1 Introduction This chapter details the steps to flashing the AAEON ACLinux OS to your BOXER-8221AI NVIDIA Jetson Nano system. The ACLinux image can be downloaded from the product page at: https://www.aaeon.com/en/p/nvidia-jetson-nano-embedded-box-pc-boxer-8221ai The instructions in this chapter are only applicable to ACLinux build number 3 or later. To identify the build number, check the file name of the download.
3.1.2 Before You Begin Before beginning the process ensure you have the following: ACLinux Image Build 3 or later One host PC with operating system Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 Micro-SD Card 16GB or larger Micro-SD Card USB adapter/reader (if host PC does not have a Micro-SD Slot) Jetson Nano Development Kit B01 module (no onboard eMMC storage);...
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3.1.3 Flash Image to Micro SD Card Step 1: Insert the Micro-SD card you want to flash into the host PC. Step 2: Run the Etcher flash tool. Chapter 3 – OS Flash guide...
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Step 3: Click “Select image” and choose the image file you extracted. File name should look like: ACLinux_4.9_ACLNX49D.NV03.BOXER-8221AI.{BN}.sd.img Step 4: Etcher will automatically choose a USB device to write to. Click “Change” to select the correct device if Etcher has not defaulted to the SD Card. Chapter 3 –...
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Step 5: Click “Flash!” to flash image to your SD Card. Ubuntu may ask for a password to continue the operation. Enter your password to continue. Step 6: Wait for Etcher to complete the process. Chapter 3 – OS Flash guide...
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Step 7: After Etcher successfully finishes, remove the SD Card from the host PC, insert the Micro-SD card into the NVIDIA Jetson Nano SOC, then insert the Jetson Nano SOC into the BOXER-8221AI board if you have not already done so. Chapter 3 –...